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Stora Enso's podcast looks at the opportunities we can create from renewable materials. Global megatrends are driving consumer and customer demand, and our future. How do renewable materials fit in this changing world? With a panel of expert guests we invite you into a lively conversation on a series of subjects close to our heart.

How can we approach packaging in a sustainable way, as the consumer craving for food on-the-go rises? What are the implications? As people continue to move into the cities, how can we help meet the world's demand for sustainable housing? What biomaterials come from a tree, and what can you do with them? Can you really make clothes from a tree? Stora Enso's host Colm O'Callaghan meets and discusses these and other interesting topics with a variety of guests.

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Building sustainable cities: How they’re made

What will it take to build sustainable cities? We talked to Cristina Gamboa, CEO of the World Green Building Council, one of the largest networks leading the transformation to sustainable building, Alan Organschi, architect, Yale professor and Director, Innovation Lab at Bauhaus der Erde, along with Heinz Felder at Stora Enso.

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Europe’s forests are getting bigger – here’s why

Learn how the rise of mass timber construction directly supports the reforestation and expansion of European forests with timber scientist Maximilian Pramreiter and mathematician Dr. Galina Churkina in conversation with Stora Enso.

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The new global biodiversity deal: What does it mean for business?

World leaders have agreed upon a framework to protect biodiversity across the planet after the UN Summit on biodiversity in Montreal. The framework is crucial for the planet’s survival and is going to change the waybusinesses and the financial community operates. In this episode you will find out how.

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The Sustainable Development Goals: from rainbow washing to transforming the world

Companies can have a critical role in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals goals, but are they ambitious enough or are they just “rainbow washing” – using the SDGs as colorful logos with no meaningful action? Listen to our latest podcast to find out what the experts say.

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The sustainable future of adult incontinence care

Adult incontinence is very common but the stigma around it means that there’s not so much talk about it. Why is that, and what consequences does this have for the development of better and more sustainable incontinence care products? Listen to what the experts have to say about this.

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Wellbeing with biophilic building design

The life cycle of wood has other benefits besides sustainable use of materials: when wood is used for construction, wood can increase the well-being of people spending time in the surroundings.

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The changing landscape of business and human rights

Business and human rights - a combination that has not always had a very positive cling to it. But the landscape is changing.

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The single-use dilemma

The switch from plastic to environmentally friendly materials is a complex challenge – particularly in the area of single-use items – and is not necessarily solved by one solution. In this episode, we look at the differing views on single-use and multi-use, with a special focus on food service items, such as paper cups.

Log in the forest

The future of biodiversity in Nordic forests

Biodiversity loss at global level is considered potentially catastrophic. What does biodiversity mean and why is it important? How serious a problem is biodiversity loss and what is being done in the forest sector?

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How do consumers perceive environmentally friendly packaging?

What do you think about when you hear “environmentally friendly packaging"? In the latest episode of our podcast “Renewable future”, we have a look at the results from a recent study of how consumers perceive liquid packaging.

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Do disposable goods have a future?

Do single-use disposable items have a future at all? Listen to our latest episode of Renewable Future where we take a look at three items in particular; the disposable bag, cup and straw.

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How are digital solutions making the construction industry more sustainable?

11% of the world’s energy-related CO2 emissions come from construction, an industry also struggling with material efficiency. Digitalisation and other technological innovations, along with wooden building materials, could help transform the industry into a circular and sustainable one.

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How to consume in an environmentally-friendly way

Consumers want to make the right environmental choices when they go shopping but how exactly do you go about it?

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Interview with Anna Cummins

Anna Cummins, co-founder of the 5 Gyres institute, has devoted her life to fight the plastics that are contaminating our waters.

Paper on a work desk

The role of paper in a digital age

No one has ever seen the paperless office. While the world embraces digital technology, there is still a good future for paper.

Builders on a wooden building site

The growing demand for wooden constructions

Construction in wood has started to take off, particularly in the multi-storey building segment. Investors and developers are showing new interest in building with wood.

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Food waste, food loss and the role of packaging

What can companies do and what is the role of packaging in making sure that food safely reaches the consumer and stays fresh as long as possible?

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Carbon footprint, handprint and neutrality

How do we compare the carbon footprint of a plane trip to the carbon footprint of the food we buy? Can we really live in a carbon neutral way?

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Urbanisation and forests go hand in hand

More people than ever are living in cities, populations are expanding and the middle class is growing. This means increased consumption, all while the planet is warming up.

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The magic of cellulose

Imagine a material made from wood that is very light, stronger than steel and can conduct electricity. Sounds far-fetched, but it’s not.

E-commerce

E-commerce and the environment

E-commerce is taking off in a big way. But is it more environmentally friendly than doing your shopping in the store?

Forest walk

Nothing from a harvested tree goes to waste

To make the most of the renewable material from the forest nothing from a harvested tree goes to waste. It‘s used for sawn wood, pulp or energy.

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Renewable Retail

What can retailers do to make the shopping experience more renewable? Consumers today want to do the right thing and retailers need to be one step ahead.

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Intelligent packaging - from brown boxes to high-tech

A box is no longer a box anymore. With Intelligent Packaging, boxes are now having their own digital life.

Tree plantations in Brazil

Responsible tree plantations and biodiversity

Much of the raw material to the paper industry comes from tree plantations. Does that mean that biodiversity is at risk or can actually the biodiversity benefit from responsible and sustainable tree plantations?

Foggy forest

The promise of the bioeconomy

Everyone seems to be talking about the bioeconomy. Why is it important? Is it going to change way we live?

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Food on-the-go and sustainable packaging

Single households, food on-the-go and takeaway meals are an increasing phenomenon and that means more packaging.

Lignin on a plate

The power of lignin

Now there are new ways of making use for lignin to replace fossil materials. We are just at the beginning of the development and the future looks promising.

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Fashion from a tree

Did you know that you probably have garments in your closet made from wooden fibres?

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Wooden buildings on the rise

More than half the world's population lives in urban areas. How do we build housing in a sustainable way?

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